1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1229+ words) Amid critics' concerns about the appointment, Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform) says Herem knows where he still has work to do as Estonia's next defense minister. Quite a few former generals have said Martin Herem becoming defense minister concerns them,…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1444+ words) Strengthening Estonia's defense capabilities is commendable, but we must now turn our attention to the powers the prime minister is prepared to grant the next defense minister to achieve that goal, write Meelis Kiili, Vello Loemaa, Riho Ühtegi, Margus Koplimägi,…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (799+ words) Alongside military defense, it is equally necessary to significantly and visibly strengthen the protection of the country's internal security, because threats do not begin only in a crisis or wartime, nor are they carried out solely by military means, writes…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (524+ words) Wednesday marks 25 years since the Pärnu methanol tragedy. In September 2001, 154 people suffered methanol poisoning, 68 of whom died. Raido Paasma, then head of the intensive care unit at Pärnu Hospital and a clinical toxicologist and anesthesiologist, told ETV's "Ringvaade" that although…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (210+ words) Chancellor of Justice and Children's Ombudsman Ülle Madise said that fierce competition for high school places has put basic school students under intense pressure, forcing them to give up extracurricular activities and undermining their sense of security. "I wouldn't want…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1315+ words) A temporary agreement eases the sharpest gap in helping fallen older people, but it does not answer the main question of who ensures round‑the‑clock, appropriate assistance regardless of which municipality a person lives in, Monika Mikiver writes. A…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (371+ words) Riigikogu Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Marko Mihkelson said Moscow sees no need for a breakthrough in peace efforts and believes it can intensify attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure as winter approaches. The latest meeting between Vladimir Putin and U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (629+ words) Silvia Urgas: Monoculture is dead, long live the monoculture ERR The death of monoculture is not entirely bad, but the number of cultural references understood across groups and age brackets is shrinking, Silvia Urgas says in a culture column. This…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (1028+ words) Ülle Madise's first-round election as Estonia's next president brought an unusually swift end to a process that nevertheless revived debate over the transparency and democratic legitimacy of the country's presidential election system. The 2026 presidential election will go down in history…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (441+ words) The nonprofit Volt Eesti was established in Tartu in late August, supporting center-left and pro-European positions and aiming to become a new political party in Estonia. According to the organization's bylaws, its aim is to support democratic participation, promote pan-European…...